method: foundling

1. take a line of text across a column on the front page of a newspaper, ignoring any broken words
2. repeat on all pages containing editorial text, taking only one line from each page
3. arrange the lines to reveal hidden poem

For example: Muted Rumblings

More examples may be found in the book, Better Late Than Sorry.

The foundling, Much Better, was published in The Morning Star, 20 September 2012.

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